Confetti-bomb.



H. T. CLARK.

Patented Mar. 17, I914.

GONFETTI BOMB. APPLIOATION FILED OUT. 21, 1913.

WITNESSES. 2%

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m TTOR/VEY HARRISON T. CLARK, OF SAN FRANCISCQ, CALIFORNIA.

CONFETTI-BOMB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 317, 19141;.

Application filed October 21, 1913. Serial No. 796,550.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRISON T. CLARK, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of SanFrancisco, State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Confetti- Bombs; and I do declare the following to be aclear, full, and exact description of the same, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thecharacters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisapplication.

This invention relates to improvements in novelties or paraphernaliaused in connection with celebrations of various kinds and isparticularly designed as a combination serpentine and confetti bomb,wherein, when the serpentine roll is thrown, it opens and discharges ashower of confetti, thus giving a novelty and pretty display differentfrom that which occurs when the serpentine and confetti are usedseparately.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposesfor which it is designed.

These objects, I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of the arts as will fully appear by a perusal of t 1efollowing specification and claims.

On the drawings, similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a serpentine roll partly broken out toshow the confetti receptacle or pocket disposed therein. Fig. 2 is asectional view taken on a line XX of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a portion of theserpentine roll shown in extended position. Fig. 1 is a top plan View ofthe serpentine roll showing a modified form from that shown in Fig. 1.Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on a line .Y-Y of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is aview of a portion of the serpentine roll shown in Fig. 4 in extendedposition.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, the numeral 1 designates the serpentine proper which is formedin rolls in the usual manner, but in the process of rolling the same iscut to form an internal recess or pocket 2 which is then covered by thewidth of the roll being wrapped several times after the pocket 2 is outtherein, thus forming an outer covering or closure for such pocket.Before the outer covering rolls are made however, the pocket 2 is filledwith confetti or other desired material 3. The said outer rolls whichform the closure for the pocket 2 are split as at 4 so that when theconfetti is thrown, they will open out and separate in such a manner asnot to form a lock to prevent the successful shower of the con fetti,but will open out and permit the said confetti to fall from the pocket2.

In the preferred form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the serpentine is rolledfrom the inside out and to operate it, the small inner end 1 is graspedand the roll thrown by the operator in the usual way. If desiredhowever, it could be rolled from the outside inwardly and if this isdone instead of the outer roll being cut, I would cut the inner rolls asat 5 to permit of the opening of the same to allow the confetti to dropfreely.

In the modified form of structure shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the numeral1 designates the roll, the numeral 2 the pocket and the numeral 8designates the confetti. In this form of structure the outer free end ofthe serpentine would be secured with paste or similar material to theroll as at 6 and I would then provide a cross thread 7 under the firstroll to allow it to be cut to leave it free to be thrown.

From the foregoing description, it will readily be seen that I haveproduced such a device as substantially fulfils the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice, such deviations from suchdetail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit ofthe invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device of the characterdescribed comprising a paper roll having a portion of its interiorconvolutions cut to form a pocket, its outer convolutions being uncutand adapted to form a closure for said pocket, such pocket being filledwith confetti, as described.

2. A device of the character described comprising a paper roll, aportion of the convolutions of said paper roll being cut to form apocket, the outer convolutions of such volutions being split centrallyalong their length, as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HARRISON T. CLARK.

paper roll forming a closure for such pocket, said outer convolutionsbeing cut centrally along their lengths, as described.

3. A device of the character described comprising a paper roll having aportion of its inner convolutions cut to form a pocket, its innermostconvolutions forming a cl'osure for said pocket, such innermost con-Witnesses:

J AS. WV. Doimmy, L. M. DOHEBTY,

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